Timothy Crane DAY

1819-1869

DAY, Timothy Crane, a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 8, 1819; attended the public schools; printer and engraver 1838-1840; engaged in literary pursuits; became one of the editors and proprietors of the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1849; disposed of his interests in that paper in 1852 and made a tour of Europe; elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); declined renomination in 1856 because of ill health and retired from active business; died in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 15, 1869; interment in Spring Grove Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present